W2 Equipment Identification

To identify equipment and the commodity being carried

Position: W2-01 · Element: 206 · Name: Equipment Initial · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 4 · Repeat: -

Prefix or alpha part of an equipment unit's identifying number.

Position: W2-02 · Element: 207 · Name: Equipment Number · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 10 · Repeat: -

Sequencing or serial part of an equipment unit's identifying number (pure numeric form for equipment number is preferred).

Position: W2-03 · Element: 22 · Name: Commodity Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 10 · Repeat: -

Code describing a commodity or group of commodities. See Data Element 23.

Position: W2-04 · Element: 40 · Name: Equipment Description Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code identifying type of equipment used for shipment.

Position: W2-05 · Element: 578 · Name: Equipment Status · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 1 · Repeat: -

Code indicating the load/empty status of a railroad or intermodal shipment and the operating status of a caboose or locomotive.

Position: W2-06 · Element: 577 · Name: Net Tons · Type: Numeric (N0) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 3 · Repeat: -

Net weight of a loaded railroad or intermodal shipment in tons.

Position: W2-07 · Element: 177 · Name: TOFC/Intermodal Code Qualifier · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code identifying the TOFC plan.

Position: W2-08 · Element: 240 · Name: Car Service Order Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 3 · Max: 5 · Repeat: -

Code specifying car service order.

Position: W2-09 · Element: 179 · Name: Event Date · Type: Date (DT) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 6 · Max: 6 · Repeat: -

Date event occurred.

Position: W2-10 · Element: 502 · Name: Type of Locomotive Maintenance Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code defining locomotive maintenance.

Position: W2-11 · Element: 206 · Name: Equipment Initial · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 4 · Repeat: -

Prefix or alpha part of an equipment unit's identifying number.

Position: W2-12 · Element: 207 · Name: Equipment Number · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 10 · Repeat: -

Sequencing or serial part of an equipment unit's identifying number (pure numeric form for equipment number is preferred).

Position: W2-13 · Element: 761 · Name: Equipment Number Check Digit · Type: Numeric (N0) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 1 · Repeat: -

Number which designates the check digit applied to a piece of equipment.

Position: W2-14 · Element: 219 · Name: Position · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 3 · Repeat: -

Relative position of shipment in car, trailer, or container (mutually defined code).